American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... animals are allied by their teeth to the carnivo- rous quadrupeds , and by their cloven feet to the ruminating ones . They feed almost indifferently upon animal and vegetable substances , devouring with avidity what is most nauseous and ...
... animals are allied by their teeth to the carnivo- rous quadrupeds , and by their cloven feet to the ruminating ones . They feed almost indifferently upon animal and vegetable substances , devouring with avidity what is most nauseous and ...
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... animal of the genus na- tive of America , where it is gregarious , fierce and dangerous , and is occasionally seen in herds of several hundreds . It feeds on fruits and roots , and also on serpents , lizards , and toads ; and will at ...
... animal of the genus na- tive of America , where it is gregarious , fierce and dangerous , and is occasionally seen in herds of several hundreds . It feeds on fruits and roots , and also on serpents , lizards , and toads ; and will at ...
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... animal presents one of the most extraordinary objects exhibited by nature in the im- mense variety of her living productions . See Pisces , Plate VI . fig . 3 . SYNOD , in astronomy , a conjunction , or concourse of two or more stars ...
... animal presents one of the most extraordinary objects exhibited by nature in the im- mense variety of her living productions . See Pisces , Plate VI . fig . 3 . SYNOD , in astronomy , a conjunction , or concourse of two or more stars ...
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... animals , and are usually found in the alimentary canal , generally at the upper part of it . They are sometimes found in great numbers , and occasion the most distressing disorders . They have the power of reproducing parts which have ...
... animals , and are usually found in the alimentary canal , generally at the upper part of it . They are sometimes found in great numbers , and occasion the most distressing disorders . They have the power of reproducing parts which have ...
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... animals in nature . The way in which it is nourished is singular ; the food being taken in by the mouth , passes into the alimentary canal , and is thus made to visit , in a general way , the different parts of the animal . As it has no ...
... animals in nature . The way in which it is nourished is singular ; the food being taken in by the mouth , passes into the alimentary canal , and is thus made to visit , in a general way , the different parts of the animal . As it has no ...
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